settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras); in use; in action
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
flawless; absolute perfection
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to live; to reside; to inhabit
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to steal; to rob; to take away
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen